Planning
RBKC claims national first with planning shake-up workaround
PCL borough rolls out new forum ahead of national reforms, giving councillors a say on applications set to be decided by officers.
Land Registry looks to open up ownership data
Proposals could make it easier to trace who owns what across nearly all registered land in England and Wales.
Westminster to cut 520 posts
PCL council to shrink workforce by 14% as it eyes greater use of AI, but impact on planning and development services remains unclear.
London new-build sales sink below GFC levels
Just 1,440 new homes sold across the capital's larger resi developments during Q3, with only 829 bought by individual purchasers.
Major developer calls time on London as viability ‘fundamentally broken’
Economic rewards for taking development risk in the capital have 'evaporated,' says housebuilding giant boss.
JLL consults on shuttering UK planning dept
Reports suggest staff in five offices are at risk of redundancy.
New home planning consents slump to lowest level since 2012
Housebuilding permissions are now running 36% below their 2017 peak.
Green light for £2bn Vauxhall Square mega-scheme
Pilbrow & Partners' 69-storey Vauxhall regen project squeaked through Lambeth's Planning Committee.
Developer reintroduces resi in new mixed-use plan for major Waterloo site
Designs for HB Reavis by PLP Architecture pitch a repurposing of existing buildings, and reintroduce residential units to the mix.
English Mayors handed powers to call in planning applications
New regime will give regional leaders authority over strategic schemes, with ministers consulting on intervention in developments as small as 50 homes
South East resists national ‘YIMBY’ mood
Mortgage lender's research includes useful insights for property developers about attitudes towards new resi schemes.
Required Reading: Government rewrites planning rulebook
The revised National Planning Policy Framework has landed, heralding some significant changes to England's planning regime. Here's what prime resi professionals need to know...